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Vampires

  • 19981998
  • RR
  • 1h 48m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
59K
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Vampires (1998)
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Recovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to walk in s... Read allRecovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to walk in sunlight.Recovering from an ambush that killed his entire team, a vengeful vampire slayer must retrieve an ancient Catholic relic that, should it be acquired by vampires, will allow them to walk in sunlight.
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
59K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,904
424
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • John Carpenter
    • Writers
      • John Steakley(novel "Vampire$")
      • Don Jakoby(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • James Woods
      • Daniel Baldwin
      • Sheryl Lee
    Top credits
    • Director
      • John Carpenter
    • Writers
      • John Steakley(novel "Vampire$")
      • Don Jakoby(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • James Woods
      • Daniel Baldwin
      • Sheryl Lee
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 464User reviews
    • 161Critic reviews
    • 42Metascore
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 6 nominations

    Videos2

    John Carpenters Vampires
    Trailer 2:06
    John Carpenters Vampires
    John Carpenter's Vampires
    Trailer 0:31
    John Carpenter's Vampires

    Photos102

    James Woods, Mark Boone Junior, Thomas Rosales Jr., David Rowden, and Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa in Vampires (1998)
    Valek leads his crew of vampires
    Thomas Ian Griffith stars as Valek
    James Woods stars as vampire hunter Jack Crow
    Jack leads Team Crow into a vampire nest
    Sheryl Lee co-stars as Katrina
    Valek poised to pounce on Katrina
    Daniel Baldwin co-stars as Montoya
    Tim Guinee in Vampires (1998)
    Maximilian Schell in Vampires (1998)
    Valek and his vampires rise from their loamy graves to enter a fateful confrontation between faith and immortality.
    Members of Team Crow-led by Jack Crow and Tony Montoya arm themselves for battle against Valek and his bloodsucking ghouls.

    Top cast

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    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Jack Crow
    Daniel Baldwin
    Daniel Baldwin
    • Anthony Montoya
    Sheryl Lee
    Sheryl Lee
    • Katrina
    Thomas Ian Griffith
    Thomas Ian Griffith
    • Jan Valek
    Maximilian Schell
    Maximilian Schell
    • Cardinal Alba
    Tim Guinee
    Tim Guinee
    • Father Adam Guiteau
    Mark Boone Junior
    Mark Boone Junior
    • Catlin
    Gregory Sierra
    Gregory Sierra
    • Father Giovanni
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
    • David Deyo
    Thomas Rosales Jr.
    Thomas Rosales Jr.
    • Ortega
    • (as Thomas Rosales)
    Henry Kingi
    Henry Kingi
    • Anthony
    David Rowden
    David Rowden
    • Bambi
    Clarke Coleman
    • Davis
    Mark Sivertsen
    Mark Sivertsen
    • Highway Patrolman
    John Furlong
    • Father Joseph Molina
    Angelina Torres
    • Cleaning Lady
    • (as Angelina Calderón Torres)
    Jimmy Ortega
    Jimmy Ortega
    • Male Vampire #1
    Gilbert Rosales
    • Male Vampire #2
    • Director
      • John Carpenter
    • Writers
      • John Steakley(novel "Vampire$")
      • Don Jakoby(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Bruce Campbell was Carpenter's first choice to play Montoya.
    • Goofs
      Regarding when Anthony Montoya (Daniel Baldwin's character) fires a short burst through the sub machine-gun and then uses the barrel to cauterize his neck wounds; there's no way such a short burst would produce the kind of heat needed to cauterize a wound like that.
    • Quotes

      Jack Crow: You ever seen a vampire?

      Father Adam Guiteau: No, I haven't.

      Jack Crow: No... Well first of all, they're not romantic. It's not like they're a bunch of fuckin' fags hoppin' around in rented formal wear and seducing everybody in sight with cheesy Euro-trash accents, all right? Forget whatever you've seen in the movies: they don't turn into bats, crosses don't work. Garlic? You wanna try garlic? You could stand there with garlic around your neck and one of these buggers will bend you fucking over and take a walk up your strada-chocolata WHILE he's suckin' the blood outta your neck, all right? And they don't sleep in coffins lined in taffeta. You wanna kill one, you drive a wooden stake right through his fuckin' heart. Sunlight turns 'em into crispy critters.

    • Alternate versions
      Due to law regulations, sale restrictions apply to the uncut version (rated "Not under 18") of the film. Therefore German video distributor VCL also released a cut version (rated "Not under 16") which misses 3 minutes and can be bought everywhere.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Pleasantville/The Alarmist/The Lion King II: Simba's Pride/Apt Pupil/Life is Beautiful (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Padre's Wood
      Written by Brad Wilson

      Performed by Stone

    User reviews464

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    Top review
    8/10
    Strangely appealing
    Ever since I saw a documentary on the making of horror movie special effects, I've wanted to see 'Vampires'. I wasn't disappointed. In this era of cheap computer effects it's really refreshing to see a movie where the special effects are done the old fashioned way. For some bizarre reason I really like Vampires. The plot is somewhat clichéd, the acting is nothing special and yet... I find myself watching this movie over and over again. Somehow the idea of a secret military force funded by the church, dedicated to fighting vampires is thrilling even though I'm not a religious man. I suppose it harkens back to the day of witch hunters. James Woods is great as the grim, dedicated man sworn to destroy all vampires and as the true shocker, the generic Baldwin appearing in the movie does a really good job as well! If you like gory movies, check it out!
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    FAQ4

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1998 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • John Carpenter's Vampires
    • Filming locations
      • Historic Plaza Hotel - 230 Plaza Park, Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • Largo Entertainment
      • JVC Entertainment Networks
      • Storm King Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $20,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,308,772
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $9,106,497
      • Nov 1, 1998
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,308,772
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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